Best Engineering Schools in US

Obtaining admission to a postgraduate engineering programme in the US, an undergraduate degree in engineering is required by most of the schools. A math or science degree may be accepted by some universities.

Some postgraduate programmes in the US asks students to be familiar with basic core engineering theories. If you are not comfortable with them, you could complete remedial courses along with your postgraduate programme.

If you are planning to continue engineering studies by earning a postgraduate degree in the US, you have to prove that your undergraduate degree is an equivalent degree to an accredited institution in the US.

Applicants to the postgraduate engineering programme require an official record of past studies, a letter of reference, a personal essay. The candidate should also have passed English language proficiency test like TOEFL and some programmes may require qualifications in GRE.

To make your mark as an engineer, you need to find the graduate school that can help you build your skills. According to the U.S. News, we give you the list of top 25 engineering schools rankings, with tuition fee and total enrollment in the university, to help you narrow down your search to pursue your dreams in the US.

Rank

School name

Tuition Fee

Total graduate engineering enrollment

#1

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

$43,210 per year (full-time)

3,174

#2

Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

$45,480 per year (full-time)

3,517

#3

University of California- Berkeley Berkeley, CA

$11,220 per year (in-state, full-time); $26,322 per year (out-of-state, full-time)

1,936

#4

California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA

$39,990 per year (full-time)

569

#5

Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PA

$40,000 per year (full-time)

3,157

#6

Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, GA

$11,324 per year (in-state, full-time); $27,330 per year (out-of-state, full-time)

4,576

#6

University of Illinois- Urbana - ChampaignUrbana, IL

$16,754 per year (in-state, full-time); $30,246 per year (out-of-state, full-time)

3,154

#8

Purdue University- West LafayetteWest Lafayette, IN

$10,332 per year (in-state, full-time); $29,134 per year (out-of-state, full-time)

3,333

#8

University of Michigan- Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI

$22,322 per year (in-state, full-time); $41,998 per year (out-of-state, full-time)

3,178

#10

University of Texas- Austin (Cockrell)Austin, TX

$9,564 per year (in-state, full-time); $17,506 per year (out-of-state, full-time)